Cancelling Gladstone
Last weekend a statue of Edward Colston was torn down in Bristol and thrown into the River Avon. Colston was involved in the Royal African Company, which during the 17th & 18th century had a monopoly on the English, and later British, slave trade. During the time he was involved, from 1680 to 1692, the company transported 84,000 men, women and children from Africa to the America’s. It is estimated that over 19,000 died on route. Between 1662 and 1731 the company transported a
